From: Stephen Leake <stephen.a.leake.1@gsfc.nasa.gov>
Subject: Re: Use of XML for config files
Date: 12 Jun 2002 13:53:45 -0400
Date: 2002-06-12T18:00:57+00:00 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <u3cvsmlhy.fsf@gsfc.nasa.gov> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 3D0769F7.68F5BD9C@san.rr.com
Darren New <dnew@san.rr.com> writes:
> Ted was talking about the code being smaller, not the config file.
>
> It is far easier to split a string at an = than it is to parse even
> restricted XML.
Well, yes. But the difference between a 671 line package and a 100
line package is pretty unimportant, in my view.
><snip>
> Depends. (On the design of the (implicit or explicit) DTD.
>
> No, it doesn't. XML requires balanced start and end tags, it requires quotes
> in attributes, it requires that less-than and ampersand in PCDATA be
> escaped, none of which is true for INI formats and all of which is true
> regardless of the DTD.
Good points. quoting quotes is also required.
> I think the question you have to answer clearly, if you're advocating XML,
> is what benefit does it offer this project above and beyond the capabilities
> that an INI-format file would offer?
Yes. So far, I see two benefits:
1) A standard small parser is already written; Glib.XML
2) The potential for an application to grow smoothly beyond a simple
config file to a full-fledged XML file.
Hmm, there is a third benefit; we get to use a current buzzword :).
Benefit 1) is not a big deal; it would not be that hard to write
another small parser.
--
-- Stephe
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Thread overview: 83+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2002-06-03 11:48 Use of XML for config files Mike and Lynn Card
2002-06-03 17:42 ` Pascal Obry
2002-06-04 6:26 ` Volkert Barr
2002-06-04 12:47 ` SteveD
2002-06-04 13:51 ` Volkert Barr
2002-06-04 19:29 ` Ted Dennison
2002-06-05 7:18 ` Volkert Barr
2002-06-05 10:24 ` Georg Bauhaus
2002-06-05 11:35 ` Preben Randhol
2002-06-05 14:52 ` Georg Bauhaus
2002-06-05 15:22 ` Preben Randhol
2002-06-05 19:11 ` Darren New
2002-06-06 13:38 ` Georg Bauhaus
2002-06-06 15:06 ` Darren New
2002-06-07 11:28 ` Georg Bauhaus
2002-06-07 17:10 ` Darren New
2002-06-06 6:48 ` Volkert Barr
2002-06-06 13:27 ` Georg Bauhaus
2002-06-05 14:41 ` Robert C. Leif
2002-06-09 22:00 ` Stephen Leake
2002-06-10 15:03 ` Ted Dennison
2002-06-10 18:12 ` Stephen Leake
2002-06-12 11:25 ` Georg Bauhaus
2002-06-12 15:33 ` Darren New
2002-06-12 17:53 ` Stephen Leake [this message]
2002-06-13 14:18 ` Ted Dennison
2002-06-13 16:36 ` Stephen Leake
2002-06-14 3:27 ` Ted Dennison
2002-06-14 15:54 ` Stephen Leake
2002-06-12 19:18 ` Georg Bauhaus
2002-06-13 13:53 ` Ted Dennison
2002-06-13 15:26 ` Georg Bauhaus
2002-06-13 16:39 ` Darren New
2002-06-13 17:06 ` Georg Bauhaus
2002-06-13 17:43 ` Darren New
2002-06-14 15:56 ` Georg Bauhaus
2002-06-13 17:54 ` Georg Bauhaus
2002-06-13 18:31 ` Darren New
2002-06-14 16:04 ` Stephen Leake
2002-06-14 16:48 ` Darren New
2002-06-14 17:03 ` Georg Bauhaus
2002-06-14 17:22 ` Darren New
2002-06-18 15:20 ` Georg Bauhaus
2002-06-18 15:37 ` Darren New
2002-06-18 18:20 ` Georg Bauhaus
2002-06-18 19:11 ` Stephen Leake
2002-06-18 21:47 ` Darren New
2002-06-19 11:31 ` Georg Bauhaus
2002-06-19 15:13 ` Stephen Leake
2002-06-19 21:14 ` Georg Bauhaus
2002-06-20 14:38 ` Stephen Leake
2002-06-20 16:02 ` Georg Bauhaus
2002-06-20 20:37 ` Stephen Leake
2002-06-21 16:24 ` Ted Dennison
2002-06-24 14:11 ` Stephen Leake
2002-06-19 16:43 ` Darren New
2002-06-19 20:33 ` Georg Bauhaus
2002-06-12 17:48 ` Stephen Leake
2002-06-13 7:42 ` Tarjei T. Jensen
2002-06-13 13:53 ` Georg Bauhaus
2002-06-13 14:10 ` Stephen Leake
2002-06-13 16:50 ` Warren W. Gay VE3WWG
2002-06-13 17:31 ` Tarjei Tj�stheim Jensen
2002-06-14 16:11 ` Stephen Leake
2002-06-13 17:28 ` Tarjei Tj�stheim Jensen
2002-06-19 9:48 ` Preben Randhol
2002-06-10 14:45 ` Georg Bauhaus
2002-06-09 21:52 ` Stephen Leake
2002-06-10 0:02 ` Preben Randhol
2002-06-10 12:42 ` Stephen Leake
2002-06-10 16:21 ` Pascal Obry
2002-06-12 11:29 ` Georg Bauhaus
-- strict thread matches above, loose matches on Subject: below --
2002-06-05 7:33 Grein, Christoph
2002-06-05 7:59 ` Volkert Barr
2002-06-05 8:25 Grein, Christoph
2002-06-05 8:39 ` Volkert Barr
2002-06-05 9:31 ` Manuel Collado
2002-06-05 10:01 ` Volkert Barr
2002-06-05 10:02 Grein, Christoph
2002-06-09 22:13 ` Stephen Leake
2002-06-10 1:42 ` Darren New
2002-06-10 12:46 ` Stephen Leake
2002-06-10 15:52 ` Darren New
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